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Quantitative Assessment Method Of Illegal Dumping În Small Rivers. Case Study: Neamt County, Romania, Florin C. Mihai
Quantitative Assessment Method Of Illegal Dumping În Small Rivers. Case Study: Neamt County, Romania, Florin C. Mihai
Florin C MIHAI
Poor waste management facilities from Romanian rural areas lead to uncontrolled waste disposal on improper sites. These bad practices are frequently in the the proximity of built-up areas , therefore, the small rivers inside these areas are susceptible to waste dumping. The paper aims to develop a quantitative assessment method of waste disposed into such small rivers from extra Carpathian region of Neamț county. The lack of organized waste collection services from 2003 lead to high values of waste disposed in such rivers frequently over 15 t/yr for each one. Despite some improvements compared to 2003 the small rivers inside …
Restructuring The Post-Industrial Landscape Of Bistrita Subcarpathian Valley , Romania, Dan A. Chelaru, Liviu Apostol, Florin C. Mihai, Adrian Ursu
Restructuring The Post-Industrial Landscape Of Bistrita Subcarpathian Valley , Romania, Dan A. Chelaru, Liviu Apostol, Florin C. Mihai, Adrian Ursu
Florin C MIHAI
The paper examines the industrial landscape evolution of Bistrita subcarpathian Valley, focusing on the causes, and especially on the consequences of those rapid changes over the territory. The area under study has favorable conditions for the development of the industrial sector, being an area of old housing and having access to natural and human resources needed for this type of activity. The methodology was achieved through the spatial and temporal analysis of cartographic documents from different suggestive periods, carefully selection of the bibliographical mater lis, and through a detailed field study for validating the results of the laboratory and providing …